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mythist

mythist noun: a maker of myths.

Noun

mythist (plural mythists)

  1. A maker of myths.
    • He defends what he calls the "historic Christ" against the mythists and free-religionists, and professes to accept the principal events recorded in the Gospels as historical facts; but he sees in our Lord only a man conceived and born like other men, and in his character only the normal perfections...1871, “Steps of Belief”, in Catholic World, volume 12, page 295
    Synonyms:
    mythmaker

Synonyms of mythist

Forms of mythist

pluralmythists

Origin of mythist

From myth + -ist.

Questions about mythist

What does mythist mean?
Mythist means a maker of myths.
What part of speech is mythist?
Mythist is a noun.
What is the plural of mythist?
The plural of mythist is mythists.

Words near mythist in the dictionary

  1. mythised
  2. mythises
  3. mythising
  4. mythism
  5. mythisms
  6. mythist
  7. mythistorical
  8. mythistorically
  9. mythistories
  10. mythistory
  11. mythists

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